BURAKKU SPANKOORU GYANGU

Romaji and English translation of the song ブラックスパンコールギャング (BURAKKU SPANKOORU GYANGU) from the compilation album Dainippon itangeishateki noumiso (gyaku) kaiten zekkyou ongenshuu and the EP SPERMARGARITA by the GazettE.

Lyrics originally sung in English are in italics , and words or phrases I felt were implied are in [brackets] in the translation.

I also (usually) put repeats of chorus/verses/stanzas in [brackets] if they’re not written that way in the original lyrics for ease of singing along.

If he writes a word in the lyrics but doesn’t sing it, I put it in light grey to make it easier to skip when singing along.

I usually romajize katakana characters in CAPITALS, and keep punctuation and line spacing as close to the original booklet as possible. If you see me putting spaces before punctuation at the end of a sentence or writing things in mixed-case capitals, that’s because it’s how it was in the booklet.

Any comments I had during the romajization/translation process will be included as footnotes so as not to disturb the flow of the song. They’re not required reading, but Ruki does some pretty nifty things with his lyrics/kanji choices, or sometimes there’s further explanations about words or phrases in there.

BURAKKU SPANKOORU GYANGU: Romaji

Yofuke no GOOSUTO NEON　kyouki ni ueta AUTOROO SHITI
Tomaranu shoki shoudou ga　IKAreta kane wo narasu
Arekuruu kono machi de　SHABAI kanryoku wa tsuujinai ze
PANKUSU kidotta yatsura ga　hankyaku SHINBORU kazasu

[Yofuke no GOOSUTO NEON　kyouki ni ueta AUTOROO SHITI
Tomaranu shoki shoudou ga　IKAreta kane wo narasu
Arekuruu kono machi de　SHABAI kanryoku wa tsuujinai ze
PANKUSU kidotta yatsura ga　hankyaku SHINBORU kazasu]

ROORAIDAA kara nagareru　TLC no BAZUUKAAHOON
“LESSON1” no aizu de　ayashigena TENSHON
ERUMUgai　KARISUMA PUREJIDENTO

BURAKKU REZAA　FURATTO CHEAA
HAIDORO KASUTAMU　ROORINGU DANSU
BURAKKU SUPANKOORU　RUUDO HAIUEI

“Kono machi wa ore no mono”

FURU SUMOOKU 　NAITO KYABAREE
GOOJASU SUTORIPPU　KYATTOUOOKU
BIPPURUUMU　DONPERI SHAWAA
Abaita WAIRO wa FAKE MONEY

[ROORAIDAA kara nagareru　TLC no BAZUUKAAHOON
“LESSON 1” no aizu de　ayashigena TENSHON
ERUMUgai　KARISUMA PUREJIDENTO]

[BURAKKU REZAA　FURATTO CHEAA
HAIDORO KASUTAMU　ROORINGU DANSU
BURAKKU SUPANKOORU　RUUDO HAIUEI]

[“Kono machi wa ore no mono”]

[FURU SUMOOKU 　NAITO KYABAREE
GOOJASU SUTORIPPU　KYATTOUOOKU
BIPPURUUMU　DONPERI SHAWAA
Abaita WAIRO wa FAKE MONEY]

“Kono machi wa ore no mono”

BLACK SEQUIN GANG¹: Translation

Late-night GHOST NEON　[illuminates] the OUTLAW CITY craving wickedness
My unstoppable initial impulse　is to ring that broken-down bell
They acted like PUNKS　holding their SYMBOLS of rebellion high overhead²Sub-par authority figures aren’t heeded　in this neighborhood gone berserk

[Late-night GHOST NEON　[illuminates] the OUTLAW CITY craving wickedness
My unstoppable first impulse　is to ring that broken-down bell
They acted like PUNKS　holding their SYMBOLS of rebellion high overhead
Sub-par authority figures aren’t heeded　in this neighborhood gone berserk]

TLC’s³ BAZOOKA HORN⁴　is heard coming from my LOW-RIDER⁵
A questionable excitement 　about the “LESSON1” sign;
[I’m] ELM Street’s　CHARISMATIC PRESIDENT

BLACK LEATHER　FLAT CHAIRS
HYDRO CUSTOM⁶　ROLLING DANCE
BLACK SEQUINS　RUDE HIGHWAY

“This neighborhood belongs to me”

FULL SMOKE　NIGHT CABARET
GORGEOUS STRIP　CATWALK⁷
VIP ROOM　DOM PERI⁸ SHOWER
A bribe exposed as being FAKE MONEY

[TLC’s BAZOOKA HORN　is heard coming from my LOW-RIDER
A questionable excitement 　about the “LESSON1” sign;
[I’m] ELM Street’s　CHARISMATIC PRESIDENT]

[BLACK LEATHER　FLAT CHAIRS
HYDRO CUSTOM　ROLLING DANCE
BLACK SEQUINS　RUDE HIGHWAY]

[“This neighborhood belongs to me”]

[FULL SMOKE　NIGHT CABARET
GORGEOUS STRIP　CATWALK
VIP ROOM　DOM PERI SHOWER
A bribe exposed as being FAKE MONEY]

“This neighborhood belongs to me”

The direct transliteration of スパンコール SUPANKOORU would be “spangle.” This word can also be used interchangeably with sequin – I feel like sequins are better-known than calling them spangles, but maybe that’s just where I’m from? Anyway, I chose to use “sequin” because I liked it better than “spangle” – the word means both things (because really, they’re basically the same thing – shiny little discs sewn onto clothes or something to make them blingy and shiny). In this case, they’re either on the person who owns the souped-up car – or part of the car’s interior.
I’m going with “flipping off the cops” here.
TLC usually stands for “tender loving care,” but I’m not 100% sure how that fits into this context.

I’m thinking like, “The custom loud-as-hell horn I’ve so lovingly installed on this souped-up beast of a car.” IDK for sure though. Check the next two notes for info on the horn/car.
There is a musical instrument called a bazooka (a brass-type instrument, so a horn), but I’m guessing this is like the air horn variety. In my opinion, this is probably referring to one of those really loud and obnoxious custom horn sounds you hear on some souped-up cars, since they say it’s a low-rider (more on that in the next note).
This refers to a class of customized vehicle with a dropped suspension (making it ride low to the ground) as well as other modifications like wire-spoke wheels, whitewall tires, hydraulics that allow the vehicle to be raised/lowered from the driver’s seat, and typically intricate paint jobs.
I’m guessing this is referring to the hydraulics mentioned above: so “CUSTOM HYDRAULICS.” This whole section seems to be describing the car and the way/place it’s driven.
This section seems to be some of the low-rider driver’s favorite night-time activities (besides blasting his horn as he cruises around “his” neighborhood).
Dom Pérignon, an expensive champagne that would definitely be found in a VIP room. You know those rap videos and movies where rich jerks are showing off how loaded they are at clubs by shaking up expensive champagne to spray over themselves/other people and “making it rain” hundred-dollar bills? Think like that kind of display.